Ian Fogg

2 months ago | ccsinsight.com | Ian Fogg

Businesses have different mobile connectivity needs to consumers. This has always made choosing a mobile operator difficult for a business because most network quality comparison reports consider consumer needs first. Where a consumer may care about watching Netflix, playing multiplayer games or having the fastest speeds, a business typically prefers a service that is reliable for sending messages or emails, sharing files or accessing websites.

Mar 24, 2025 | ccsinsight.com | Ian Fogg

Much has been made of cord-cutting and the undoing of traditional cable bundles. But not enough thought has been given to how changes in the underlying video delivery mechanism have affected TV formats and TV consumption. With streaming, any device with a screen can become a TV, including smartphones, desktop computers, laptops, tablets, even games consoles. Before this, only a few devices with appropriate set-top boxes could deliver TV.

Mar 17, 2025 | ccsinsight.com | Ian Fogg

Fibre broadband has many benefits over older broadband solutions beyond speed. Notably, passive optical networks are also greener because of their better energy efficiency and lower operational costs. This attractive combination of environmental credentials and fibre’s well-known performance advantage is causing European countries to accelerate their transformation to fibre. But new approaches to deployment and operations, often using AI, can help laggards catch up with Europe’s fibre leaders.

Mar 2, 2025 | ccsinsight.com | Ben Wood |Geoff Blaber |Ian Fogg |Kester Mann

Our team is back in Barcelona to bring you the latest news and highlights from the biggest trade show in the tech world. Ahead of the official start of MWC on Monday, we’re kicking off our coverage with the biggest announcements of day zero. Major stories today included Qualcomm’s launch of Dragonwing, Orange’s new network API business, Honor’s ambitious AI plan, and Nokia’s focus on AI, 5G standalone and defence solutions.

Feb 20, 2025 | ccsinsight.com | Ben Wood |Kester Mann |Ian Fogg |Luke Pearce

It’s that time again, and excitement is building ahead of our trip to Barcelona for MWC 2025. The event is undoubtedly the most significant gathering of the year for the connected technology industry and beyond. CCS Insight will have numerous analysts on the ground, with an additional team covering the event from our London HQ. Below are some of our top expectations for the event. You can also hear directly from our analysts in our free webinar on trends to watch at MWC 2025.